What do immigration courts do?
The U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, provides immigration courts in several states and territories. They are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. These courts hold hearings for detained persons and those seeking asylum, among other immigration cases. The U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, provides a state-by-state list of immigration courts, including court addresses, judges, court administrators, and links to the local operating procedures for immigration courts, as of May 2006.
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